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From the Cold War to Artemis – 20 of the bravest astronauts who ever donned a spacesuit
04 Feb 2026 23:58 GMT
… Soviet air force.
Kathryn D Sullivan
Kathryn Sullivan, the first American … STS-45 (1992)
Kathryn D Sullivan wasn’t the first … in California, the young Sullivan gained a BSc in … prime contender.
Christina Koch
NASA astronaut Christina Koch preparing spacesuits …
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Thought of the day by Sally Ride: ‘I think it's important for little girls growing up…’ Inspirational quotes by the first American female astronaut
09 Jan 2026 15:06 GMT
… Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was recruiting astronauts and, for the first … women among 35 astronaut candidates.
Ride completed her NASA training in 1979 … as it included two women astronauts, with Kathryn Sullivan becoming the first American …
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South Bay History: Astronaut and San Pedro High grad Dr. Anna Fisher became the first mother to fly in space
22 Dec 2025 21:28 GMT
… Anna L. Fisher, Kathryn D. Sullivan and Rhea Seddon. (NASA / Wikimedia Commons … Allen. 1984 photo. (NASA / Wikimedia Commons)
NASA astronaut Anna Lee Fisher, circa … January 1978. (NASA / …
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This Arctic Yacht Trip Lets You View the 2026 Total Solar Eclipse Amid Glaciers and Wildlife—Joined by a NASA Legend
15 Nov 2025 02:27 GMT
… joined by legendary explorer Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, a NASA astronaut, geologist, oceanographer, and U … .S. Navy officer.
“Dr. Sullivan is one … the eclipse.
“With Dr. Kathy Sullivan’s stories, the Arctic’s …
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Space Shuttle Columbia Lifts Off From NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in 1981
12 Nov 2025 20:01 GMT
… , with capsule communicator (capcom) astronaut Daniel C. Brandenstein relaying milestone … NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, in California, taken by astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan … Director Lewis’ Bronze Team, with astronaut Henry W. “Hank” Hartsfield …
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NASA’s trailblazing generation
26 Oct 2025 14:43 GMT
… , Sally Ride, Rhea Seddon, and Kathryn Sullivan. Fisher and Seddon were medical … 1978 class of astronaut candidates gave themselves. Image: NASA.
Journalists could not … selecting the 1978 group of astronauts, NASA held additional recruitments at approximately …
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Seiko brings back the digital watches loved by astronauts in the 1980s
23 Oct 2025 06:43 GMT
… never being officially issued by NASA, it was worn on over … woman to perform a spacewalk, Kathryn Sullivan.
(Image credit: Seiko)Now, Seiko …
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Seiko Dusts off the A829 Astronaut Watch With New “Rotocall” Model
17 Oct 2025 07:34 GMT
Summary
Seiko revived its 1980s Astronaut A829 model as the “Rotocall” … never being officially issued by NASA. The watch’s history … been the chosen timepiece for astronauts such as Sally Ride, … woman in space in 1983, Kathryn Sullivan, and Anna Lee Fisher.
The …
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How the Space shuttle helped women break Nasa's glass ceiling
06 Sep 2025 12:18 GMT
… -up.
Neither did her astronaut trainee colleague Kathryn Sullivan, a year later, when … , all but one of
Nasa's astronauts were pilots and had … most diverse class
of US astronauts Nasa had ever assembled.
Nichols
was …
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New documentary ‘Sally’ tells the full life story of America’s first female astronaut
13 Jun 2025 20:18 GMT
… fellow astronauts, including Kathy Sullivan and Bob Crippen, during training at NASA Johnson … -opening interview moments was with Kathryn Sullivan. She alleges that Sally tripped … it’s pretty darn cool.
NASA Astronaut Sally Ride posing with her …
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